The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published an official notification for post of the Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC) Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE), 2025. Candidates can apply online only from 05.06.2026 to 26.06.2026 through SSC website ssc.gov.in
Educational Qualification: Minimum 12th Pass (or equivalent) from a recognized Board or University as of the crucial date or equivalent. For the Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service, candidates are additionally required to pass a typing test (35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi on computer) within one year of appointment.
Service Requirement: You must be a regularly appointed Group C / Level-1 employee (such as Multi-Tasking Staff/MTS) with a minimum of 3 years of regular service in an eligible grade.
Age Limit : SSC JSA / LDC LDCE 2025
Age Limit: Generally up to 45 years for unreserved categories (relaxable up to 50 years for SC/ ST candidates).
Category
Age Relaxation
Schedule Caste (SC) / Schedule Tribe (ST)
05 Years
Defence personnel disabled in operations
03 Years
Defence personnel disabled in operations (SC/ST)
08 Years
Application Fees : SSC JSA / LDC LDCE 2025
For this Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, the notice does not prescribe an application fee for submitting the form. (A separate, non-refundable charge of ₹50 per question applies only if a candidate later chooses to challenge the tentative answer key – this is unrelated to the application itself.)
Selection Process : SSC JSA / LDC LDCE 2025
Paper-II (CBT) qualifying: Candidates must clear the minimum marks fixed for Paper-II to have their Paper-I evaluated.
Paper-I (Descriptive) evaluation: Only those qualifying in Paper-II have their descriptive paper assessed.
APAR evaluation (Part-II): Based on the aggregate of Paper-I + Paper-II, shortlisted candidates move to service-record evaluation.
Final merit: Prepared on the combined total of Paper-I + Paper-II + Part-II (APAR) = 260 marks, cadre-wise, subject to reservation. Ties are resolved by Paper-I marks, then Paper-II part (a), then Paper-II total, then date of birth (older ranked higher), then alphabetical order.
How to Apply?
Interested and eligible candidate can apply online through official website ssc.gov.in before 26.06.2026
